Total Crime Rate

76.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairless Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 336th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairless Avenue (HX3 8XJ) in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower than the Brighouse average (138.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairless Avenue (HX3 8XJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aysgarth Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cliffe Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairless Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spruce Heights Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aysgarth Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aysgarth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nunlea Royd
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spruce Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairless Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Smith House Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Smith House Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Smith House Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aysgarth Avenue

Data Sources

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